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Spike Lee Versus Chicago Intensifies After Street Party Is Blocked
A campaign to pressure movie director Spike Lee to change the name of his upcoming movie Chiraq has stepped up after a rookie alderman refused to grant a city permit to close a street for...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 June 2015
Spike Lee Writing And Directing New Basketball Video Game
The die-hard New York Knicks fan is writing and directing the story for the single-player campaign option for the popular gaming franchise and he jumped at the opportunity to tackle a new way...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 June 2015
Kanye West Representatives Dismiss Reports He Will Appear In Spike Lee's New Movie
News surrounding West's casting hit headlines on Monday (11May15), but the Stronger hitmaker's team is now denying he will appear in the movie musical. The spokesperson tells Pitchfork.com, "Contrary to published...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 May 2015
Spike Lee Wants Kanye West And Common For Film About Chicago Violence
The Do The Right Thing filmmaker also wants Entourage star Jeremy Piven, who grew up in Evanston, near Chicago, and frequent collaborator Samuel L. Jackson to sign up for Chiraq, the nickname given...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 April 2015
Director Spike Lee Courts Controversy By Calling New Film 'Chiraq'
Famed director Spike Lee was accused of insulting the residents of the city of Chicago by titling his new project ‘Chiraq’, a movie which will look at education and violence. He has also been criticised...
By Ed Biggs in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 April 2015
She's All That Reboot In The Works - Report
The star-studded 1999 film featured Freddie Prinze, Jr. as a popular high school jock attempting to win a bet by romancing a loner, played by Rachael Leigh Cook. It also starred the...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 April 2015
Pharrell To Team Up With Spike Lee For Apollo Theater Debut
Pharrell Williams is to team up with director Spike Lee for the streaming version of his upcoming concert at the Apollo Theater on the 3rd June. The concert will be part of American Express Unstaged,...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 May 2014
Eminem Makes Mother's Day Apology To Debbie Nelson
Eminem has apologised to his mother in his new music video.The rapper appears to hug a woman resembling his mum, Debbie Nelson, and expresses his regret about their feud in the official clip for 'Headlights',...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 May 2014
One Of Spike Lee's Best Joints, 'She's Gotta Have It', To Get Tv Series
She's Gotta Have It, easily one of Spike Lee's best movies, is to be resurrected and adapted for the small screen after Showtime commissioned a pilot. Lee is on board as the show's director and...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 May 2014
Eminem & Spike Lee To Collaborate On New Video
Eminem has recruited award-winning filmmaker Spike Lee to direct his new music video.The rapper broke the news about his latest collaboration on Saturday (05Apr14) when he posted a photo of himself with the Malcolm X...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 April 2014
Spike Lee Gentrification Rant: Let The Rebuttals Begin
Spike Lee ruffled a few feathers when he let loose on the contemporary residents of Brooklyn and their dogs during his speech at the Pratt Institute. His tirade was never going to be unleashed without...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 February 2014
Brooklyn Residents Dismiss Spike Lee Criticism
Dozens of residents of Brooklyn have dismissed director Spike Lee's criticism of the gentrification of the New York City borough where he grew up.The acclaimed filmmaker used a speech at the Pratt Institute on Tuesday...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 February 2014
Spike Lee Explodes At Brooklyn Hipsters, And Their Dogs
Spike Lee wants you to listen to his views on Brooklyn, which he claims has been gentrified and taken over by hipsters and dog walkers. During his speech at the Pratt Institute, the millionaire film...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 February 2014
Jay Z And Beyoncé'S $2 Million Super Bowl Show
Jay Z, Beyoncé and DJ Tiesto were paid more than $2 million to perform at the most expensive Super Bowl party of all-time on Saturday night (01.02.14). The couple performed for 6,000 guests at Pier...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 February 2014
Hunger Games Rules, But 'Oldboy' Remake Could Be Biggest Flop Of 2013
The big news from the weekend's box-office was The Hunger Games: Catching Fire reasserting its superiority with an impressive second week total of $74.5 million. That's a huge increase in the $58 million that the...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 December 2013
Box Office Highlights: What Are You Seeing This Weekend?
This holiday box office is already predicted to be a record breaker. With both Frozen premiering and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in cinemas, both movies are on course to break the previous Thanksgiving weekend...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 November 2013
'Oldboy' Claws Back Respectability, But Critics Remain Unconvinced
Spike Lee's Oldboy - a visceral thriller based on Park Chan-wook's classic 2004 movie - will have to do solid box-office business to justify itself after a wave of middling reviews from critics.Josh Brolin in...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 November 2013
'Oldboy': A Remake Spike Lee Should Have Left Alone
American director Spike Lee has just seen the release of his latest project, 'Oldboy', a remake of the highly successful South Korean 2003 movie. The original is considered a cult classic, which was praised for...
By Nick Hill in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 November 2013
'Oldboy' Remake: Did Spike Lee Just Mess Up A Brilliant Movie?
Spike Lee was always treading on glass with cheap shoes when he decided to take on the Oldboy project. The original, 2003 film was a cult classic; adored by international audiences and famed for its...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 November 2013
Spike Lee Didn't Want Halle Berry For Jungle Fever Role
Director Spike Lee was hesitant to cast Halle Berry as a drug addict in his 1991 movie Jungle Fever, because he thought she was too beautiful for the role.The Malcolm X filmmaker admits Berry had...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 November 2013
Spike Lee Still Keen To Take Do The Right Thing To Broadway
Director Spike Lee is still keen to turn his hit film Do The Right Thing into a Broadway musical, but insists he will not appear on stage as he did in the movie.The filmmaker revealed...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 October 2013
Josh Brolin Takes On Another Dark And Tortured Character In 'Oldboy' [Video + Pictures]
Josh Brolin, Samuel L. Jackson and director Spike Lee team up for the upcoming psychological thriller Oldboy, which stars Brolin as an advertising executive, who gets kidnapped, imprisoned and has his life taken away from...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 October 2013
Spike Lee's 'Blood Addiction' Movie Raises $1.25 Million On Kickstarter
US film director Spike Lee has achieved his $1.25 million goal for his latest movie, on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter.Tentatively titledThe Newest Hottest Spike Lee Joint, the movie is about "human beings who are addicted...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 August 2013
Steven Soderbergh Donates $10,000 To Spike Lee's New Movie Fundraiser
Retiring filmmaker Steven Soderbergh has pledged $10,000 (£6,670) to Spike Lee's new crowdsourcing initiative to help fund his pal's next movie.The Malcolm X director launched the venture on Kickstarter.com on Monday (22Jul13) in an effort...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 July 2013
Spike Lee Plans To Use Kickstarter To Fund Next Film
Spike Lee has a habit of doing things differently when it comes to making his movies, and when he announced his latest picture you could bet that it wasn't just going to be your average...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22 July 2013
A Week In Movies: The World's End Premieres, Mendes Returns To Bond, Oldboy Teases
This week's big world premiere was in London for The World's End, where Simon Pegg and Nick Frost walked a blue carpet alongside costars Eddie Marsan, Paddy Considine and Rosamund Pike. The apocalyptic pub crawl...
By Rich Cline on 12 July 2013
'Oldboy' Remake: Everything You Need To Know [Trailer + Pictures]
Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake is finally gathering the momentum it deserves with a brand new trailer following the harrowing poster we were treated to not so long ago. Following what felt like years of stuttering,...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 July 2013
Hammer-wielding Josh Brolin Wants Revenge In Spike Lee's 'Oldboy' [Trailer]
The first red-band trailer for Spike Lee's remake of Park Chan-wook's classic and disturbing movie Oldboy has rolled out online, featuring all the hammer-centric bloody revenge of the original. Josh Brolin plays a man abducted...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 July 2013
Oldboy American Remake Starring Josh Brolin – First Poster Revealed
Spike Lee’s version of the South Korean classic Oldboy, which was released in 2003, finally has a poster. This American remake – starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen and Sharlto Copley – finally has a poster...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 09 July 2013
Alan Cumming And Spike Lee Honoured At Made In New York Awards
Actor Alan Cumming, director Spike Lee and model Heidi Klum were honoured at the Made in New York Awards on Monday (10Jun13) for their efforts to reinvigorate the Big Apple.Cumming, who currently stars on Broadway...
By WENN on 11 June 2013
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